Wayne “Kubie” Kubiscik, 63, Abrams, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at home. He was born Aug. 14, 1950, in Chicago to Chester and Stella (Kotowski) Kubiscik. Wayne moved with his family to the Abrams area in 1965. On Dec. 29, 1988, he married Lee Flanagan in Green Bay. He was employed at Campbell Wrapper Corp. (FMC Corp.) for over 35 years. Wayne will be remembered for his love of hunting, nature and the outdoors.

Alva “Jean” Krause, 83, Oconto Falls, died Sunday evening, Dec. 15, 2013, at Sharpe Care. She was born May 22, 1930, in Milwaukee to Merton and Hattie (Simon) Lusha. Jean grew up in Milwaukee, where she attended both Lutheran elementary and high schools, graduating with the Class of 1948. On July 3, 1948, she married Kenneth Krause in Milwaukee. Following their marriage, the couple moved to Oconto Falls, where they have lived ever since.

Agnes Ann Gilles, 85, resident of the MeadowLands, Oconto Falls, formerly of Lena, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, with family members by her side. Agnes was born Sept. 16, 1928, to Francis Gilles Sr. and Ann (Maloney) Gilles in Lena, the youngest of six children. Her mother died when Agnes was 3, leaving Francis with six children. A few years later Francis married Susan Lisowe. Agnes eventually became the big sister of four more brothers.

Denver Leroy Schuettpelz, 88, of Suring, passed away peacefully after a short illness, in the presence of family on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at Community Memorial Hospital. He was born June 8, 1925, to the late Helena (Jeske) and Herman Schuettpelz and spent his life in the Suring and Coleman area. Denver attended grade school at St.

Shirley Mae (Reed) Cook, 78, Lena, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at home. She was born June 17, 1935, in Oconto to the late John B. and Margaret (Pillsbury) Reed. She graduated from Oconto High School in 1954. On May 14, 1955, Shirley married William “Bill” Cook, of Lena, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Oconto. He preceded her in death on Dec. 16, 2012.

Jeffrey “Jeff” Warren Furst, 44, Lena, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at Bellin Hospital, Green Bay. He was born to Warren and Anna (Johannes) Furst on April 29, 1969, in Peshtigo. Jeff married Lena Marquardt on Aug. 18, 2005, in Oconto Falls.

While the literature is a bit mixed on the significance of birth order, some theories were brought into play on a recent road trip returning to the path around the Falls. Popular psychology suggests that order has an impact, but so many other variables also come into play.

The day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday to some), I was listening to “All Things Considered” on public radio, and I heard what I thought was an amazing interview with Mormon Bishop David Musselman from Taylorsville, Utah. The bishop said that on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, he attended his weekly church service in Taylorsville, not as a preacher, but as a member of the congregation.

Kellie Claflin, agriscience teacher at Gillett Secondary School, attended the National Association of Agricultural Educators conference Dec. 2-6 in Las Vegas. RAM Trucks sponsored the trip where Claflin was selected as one of 41 participants for the Teacher’s Turn the Key program. Teacher’s Turn the Key is a professional development program focused specifically for early career teachers at the NAAE convention. The attendees heard from Dr.